Academy converter · Leicestershire

Mercenfeld Primary School

4–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139441URN

Oakfield Avenue, Markfield, LE67 9WG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.8 below Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

57 applications for 30 places · 155th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 31 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 30 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.9; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 1.3; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.1; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.1; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.1; Leicestershire median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Leicestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	57	1.9	40	1.33
Sep 2025	29	48	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2024	41	52	1.3	41	1.00
Sep 2023	34	48	1.4	32	0.94
Sep 2022	25	35	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2021	35	46	1.3	34	0.97
Sep 2020	26	29	1.1	24	0.92
Sep 2019	44	50	1.1	42	0.95
Sep 2018	50	57	1.1	51	1.02
Sep 2017	43	53	1.2	41	0.95
Sep 2016	40	51	1.3	40	1.00
Sep 2015	50	54	1.1	50	1.00
Sep 2014	33	35	1.1	30	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 72% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%87th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	2%	104	104
2023/24	69%	8%	107	106
2022/23	68%	9%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mercenfeld Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School
2.3 km · Leicestershire

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Newtown Linford Primary School
2.9 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Thornton Primary School
3.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Martinshaw Primary School
3.7 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Ratby Primary School
4.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Elizabeth Woodville Primary School
4.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

4.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Lady Jane Grey Primary School
4.6 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Greenstone Primary School
5.3 km · Leicestershire

Not yet inspected

2.3applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139441 · 855/2069
Trust: Bradgate Education Partnership
Capacity: 324 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 16.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Mercenfeld Primary School (URN 119937)
Address: Oakfield Avenue, Markfield, LE67 9WG
Local authority: Leicestershire · Hinckley and Bosworth

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources